antiballistic missile
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The center does real-time operational forecasting for the military, for example, at the antiballistic missile systems site at Fort Greely, Alaska, and has done the computer modeling that has helped improve forecasting of wildfire behavior.
From Slate • Dec. 18, 2025
The Patriot is a mobile surface-to-air missile and antiballistic missile system that can shoot down incoming missiles before they hit their intended targets.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2022
President Richard Nixon disbanded his council of scientific advisers in 1973 after its views clashed with his plans for an antiballistic missile system and supersonic airliners.
From Science Magazine • Oct. 20, 2016
Washington has urged the gulf states to better coordinate their defense systems so that they can create an integrated antiballistic missile umbrella instead of running their own systems independently of each other.
From Washington Post • May 8, 2015
In 1974, a protocol was signed that reduced antiballistic missile sites to one per country, since neither country had yet begun to build its second system.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
